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PHP

Posted by Justine Lam
Justine Lam
8,785 Points

Where does the product_id come from?

For this php code on the shirts.php page:

$product_id = $_GET["id"];
$product = $products[$product_id];

Are we getting the $product_id variable from the URL of the page? Since this page is directing us to "shirt.php?id=102" that means it's getting the id # 102 from the URL bar, not from products.php?

2 Answers

Kazimierz Matan
Kazimierz Matan
13,257 Points
Kazimierz Matan
Kazimierz Matan
13,257 Points

$_GET is an array of values passed by URL (GET method of a form). We get a value of "id" (for instance "102") and then we retrieve from $products array a product with $product_id equal to 102.

Justine Lam
Justine Lam
8,785 Points
Justine Lam
Justine Lam
8,785 Points

Thanks Kazimierz! That helps a lot.